Eric D. Achtyes, MD, MS, of the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, discusses possible biomarkers of postpartum depression, a study he and colleagues conducted on the topic, and future research in the area.

The loosening of telepsychiatry restrictions prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an explosion of telepsychiatry, Avrim Fishkind, MD, said at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Spring Highlights Meeting.

The psychological and behavioral impacts of a disaster are experienced by more people, over a larger geographical area, and for far longer than all other medical effects combined, Joshua C. Morganstein, MD, said.

The COVID-19 outbreak colored Saturday’s kickoff of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Spring Highlights Meeting, held virtually after the pandemic led to the cancellation of the APA Annual Meeting.